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SOHSOKIr-TION fUIOK :
One lenr , In iKlvanco SI 00
THURSDAY , JAN. 4 , 1900 ,
Failures in lliu firm two weeks of
December wore 1,4512,050 against
over 000,000,000 in the corros.
pending period of last year , and
114,002,007 in 1800.
A preat majority of tlio promi.
nont republican * ) who left thu party
four years ago on account of the
tinanoial plank have returned to the
foil1 , having beou convinced that
protection and Bound money does
bring prosperity Blue Springs
Sentinel ,
Small wonder that the Bryanites
find it difficult to convince the Am
erican people of the hard times when
all the mints of the country ate
running night and day to coin
money for paying American work
men who are working overtime to
supply the demand for every pro
duct of the land.
No butter barometer of business
can bo found than the railroad ? ,
those great transporters of the pro
ducts of industry and labor. The
gross earnings of all roads in the
United States reporting to Dun's
Review for the first half of Deoeiu ,
bar showed a gain of 10.1 per cent
over last year , and 21. ? per cent
over the prosperous year 1802.
The gold winch is going to Eur
ope need net worry the calamity
criers at all. It IH going there bo-
oauao it commands a higher rate of
interest thoru than can bo obtained
for it here , and not for the purpose
of debt paying. So long as the
trade balance is in the neighbor
hood of forty million dollars mon
thly in favor of this country , it will
not bo necessary to export gold to
Europe for debt paying purposes.
California , which has just cel
ebrated the 50th anniversary of the
organization of her Btato govern *
ment , ia recognized as one of the
most progressive , patriotic and ad
vanced of western states. Yet when
California was annexed her popu
lation consisted of Mexican * , In
dians , aud half-castes , ( who wore
not consulted an to their wishes in
the matter ) and of whom it was
said wo could never assimilate such
a foreign and antagonistic popula
tion ,
The popocratio editor rises up
from art tibia disquisition on the
abomination of the Sulu treaty be
came of 'its tacit recognition of
po'ygamy ' , and then goes into a
swoon with indignation because
the tyronioal house refuses to seat
Roberts of Utah , the gentleman
with three wives. A polygamist is
not good enough to live under the
protection of the flag in the Sulu
islands , but plenty good enough to
make laws for the government of
the people of the United States ,
providing ho subscribes to the ira
maoulat * principles of * ' 1U to 1. "
'Rah for popocraoy ! Ashland Ga-
zetto.
Senator Kyle's reasons for deter *
mining to vote for the gold stand
ard arc simply an example of the
conditions which are causing many
.other leaders to abandon the silver
oauBo. IIo says , "Though I am a
bimetaliat and have always boon so
from conscientious convictions for
twenty-five ycara , I would rather
take the mont undiluted gold atand-
ardism than accept biruoUlism with
the ingredients of radical socialism
that are now associated with it.
Wo have boon practically operating
under the gold standard for thirty
years , and having brought ourselves
into harmony with the monetary
systems of the world , it is a doubt
ful proposition whether it ia right
to again disturb values in the world
when by such action we do injustice
to the creditor olass and at the same
time put ourselves out of joint with
the.rest of the world , "
Tariff ninl Truutt ,
If Hie i > r ideiit wni really sincere
In hie desire tt fllop tuo opprouloni of
the tru'ts , lie would hav * raoomm nded
the abolition ot the protective tariff
dullBB which nre the m l stay ot ev rjr
monopolistic combination that IB now
plundering the people-lousing Journal ,
Now , Mr , Rowley , you dent believe
liovo that the abolition of Protect
ive Tariff duties would put the
ootopi out of butineai , Take the
Standard Oil Trait , for instance
Is the Protective Tariff the mainstay
of the the judicious combination
that han benevolently strangled competition -
petition ? What has the Proloot
ivo Tariff done for the ooal trust
and half a dozen others ? What is
thu mainstay of the British monop
olies P Then , again , why didnt tb.2
Democrats , when they wore in fall
c ( ntrol of the Government , destroy
the trusts instead of pampering
them ? Have you forgotten the
sugar scandal , in which no many no
ble senators were involved ?
The fiction that the tariff is the
mother of trusts is not believed by
any man that has sense enough to
put up an umbrella daring a rain ;
but if every elector in the United
States beleived trusts oould bo wip
ed out by a lopoal of the laws which
have made this country prosperous
the Free trade party would bo defeated -
foatod in 1000. Bettor a thousand
trusts and unprecedented prosperity
than hard times , and an arm ; of
hungry men waiting for work at the
doors of bmkoloas factories in a conn
try from which trusts had boon ban-
niched to make place for want and
wroohednoss and disaster. Tribune.
Imperialism TI. Monarchy.
When people talk much about
spooks they are apt to BOO spooks ;
and when a number of people as
sociate themselves together to tell
stories ol trouble , they grow into a
feeling of trouble. The word "Im-
perialiBox" aa used by demopops
sounds just as foolish to , anyone
who understands the piopor moan
ing and application of words aa pro
nouncing the word lien , lion. It
would certainly Bound queer , if not
disgusting , to hear lawyeia in oourt
talking about liona , But Webster
sanctions either pronunciation , juat
as much aa he doen the definition of
"Imperialism , " aa naed by the d rao-
popa. Now what ii the maaning of
the word "monarchy ? " It ia the
rule and power exeroiied by one
person politically. If republicans
are tending towardi "imparialiim , "
surely democraoy and populiom are
Booking after "monarchy. " Bryan ,
in his political career , baa aianmed
every function of a monarch. Hia
first act in Betting himself up offi
cially , was by trampling upon and
.spurning the will of the populists.
IIo then forced them to his support
by unscrupulous promises and com
binations. He ia a self appointed
candidate from year to year. lie
keeps in the field continually leat
the calm decision of the people
might select another. He'puta up
and pulls down whom be will for
Bryan's sake. " In every state he
alone decides who may bo the can
didates for the loading offices. He
orders candidates , whom the people
have ohoson , to bo dropped when it
hurts bin interests. In his mind
Bryau" means more than the "peo
ple , " and is of far more oontiequenco
than principles aud the wiadom of
conventions. In fact to him hie
name is the synonym of all virtue
and all justice , and in him must all
hope and faith bo centered. IIo
alone determines the political issues
from year to year. He alone is to
bo considered when politics and
principled are diiousaod. Ho forces
populists to abandon all their iaauea
on promiaea of personal fidelity , or
by appealing to official greed
through fusion.- Such a man is
nothing less than a monarchist , No
man would arrogate to himself
such stupendous importance in a
republic , or so inanlt the patriotism
of the people , who was not imbued
with the apirit of a monarch or
crazed with a silent self.oonoeit.
buuh a man in power would be moat
unscrupulous in the oxeroiae of au
thority. His talk assumes that be
is the savior of our liberties , Ho ia
sir , oraole , and when he opens his
mouth , let no man speak , and lest
some might apeak , he koepa his
mouth open continually. Never
before has any "reformer" sot Bttoh
n example. Wcnd6ll Phillips ,
Boeoher , Whittier , Garrison , the
ovojoys and many moretfar super
or to Bryan in oratory and mental
and moral worth , wore content to
proclaim liberty and justice through
adriflce , and let the people decide
their statidart boarers. But Bryan
courts no sacrifice. He accepts no
pononal humiliation for public
good ; be boatraddles the whole
thing ; ho may not love man the
Ices , but he does love office more.
In every way ho ia viewed or com
pared ho ia the representative of a
monarohial apirit. There is no in
stance in al ! political hiatory whore
such a man proved to be a friend
to the people. From Moses to
Lincoln , ho has no prototype but in
the record of political failures.
When this man Bryan is politically
dead and buried both populists and
democrats will wo d.r what strange
infatuation oould have led them to
make such a stupendous blunder.
A Parur.iBT.
Washington Letter.
Washington , D 0. , Deo. 30,181)0. ) '
Holiday week in the national
capital was almost devoid of poli
tics , or of news of any national im
portance. Many of the congress
men went homo , or took holiday
junkets , while those who , remained
here spent the time in the soo'al
whirl. The Nebraska members
improved the time by catching up
in their correspondence , and by
visiting the department in interests
of oonstituonts who were anxioun
about uonaion nlaimn and other
matters.
One of the items that is going
the rounds , of the eastern papers
tolls the story of the release of
mortgages Nebraska , and con
tains tho4tabulation which was
printed by Nebraska papers last
spring , This tabulation makes the
showing that under the democratic
times the amount of farm mort
gages filed far exoeeded the amount
of those released , while in 1807
and 1808 the conditions were the
reveise , and the releases exoeedec
the filings by over six million dollars
lars for each year. The eastern
p'apers are making many comments
on the good oondition of affairs
and are anxious to see what the
figures of 1800 will ahow.
Nebraskans in Washington are
congratulating Senator Allen on
bis selection of a private secretary.
They behove that ho has used good
judgment in the appointment of a
man of sterling Ability and honesty ,
and one who has never made any
pretense of being either a democrat
or a populist. The now appointee
was formerly a Kentnokian , where
he hold a federal office under the
republican administration. Ho will
be a great help to Allen , as he is a
born rustler , but it is hard to see
where the Jacksonian democrat * of
Nebraska oan get any comfort out
of the appointment.
The treasury bureau of statistics
has juat made a report allowing the
export ef breadatuffs for the eleven
months ending with Novembel ,
1800 , and the figures show that the
amount of corn shipped to other
countries was larger than for any
previous year , and that the ship
ments were constantly increasing.
It seems that the popularity of the
great American product is growing
abroad , and that under the present
supremacy of American trade the
exports will crow so largo as to
permanently raise the price of the
article. This is news that cannot
but bo welcome in Nebraska , The
report shows that for the eleven
mouths ending with November this
country has shipped out 186,883,650
buihels of oorn , valued at $74,742-
12t , The average export price was
40-cents per buahel. In 1898 it was
57 oents and in 1807 itwaa 31
cents. The exports in oorn meal
there is also a largo increase in
quantity , with higher prices , The
amount tor 1800 is 708,111 barrels ,
aa compared with 287,005 barrels
in 1804. Moat of the oorn product
shipped goes to Europe , and over
one-third of it ia sold to England.
The news that Alexander Carne
gie has made a gift of $75,000 for
the establishment of a library at
the state capital of Nebraska , along
with his other great gifts , wiii
cause general rejoicing when it in
realized that tin money thus being
given away is not causing a bard *
ship to the thousands of man em
ployed by Mr. Carnegie , On the
contrary notices have been posted
up at the various works of the Car
negie Stoei Company here in the
east announcing another increase
in wages of 7.14 per cent , making a
total raise of 25 per oent since tbo
return of general prosperity. The
increase in wages affects 10,000
men. This is a pretty good way to
"presu down the crown of thorns on
the brow of labor. "
F. A.
AB FROM THE QRAVB.
Unrftand nnd Vflfo Who I ) llov d Such
Other Dead for 10 Yean , llouulted.
A Now York dressmaker nnd a skip *
per , who for ton years has been sailing
between Now York and Liverpool , are
the central figures In a strange ro
mance that ended this week at Charlotte -
lotto , N. C. , which wna their original
homo. In 1880 Frank Andrews , of
Oharlottu , decided to remove to Texas
as hla physician had recommended u
change of climate. His friend , Wil
liam Cross , decided to go with him
iu search of fortune. Cross * wlfo was
In delicate health and could not ac
company him. Cross apont several
years In Texas , keeping In constant
correspondence with his wife. Fin
ally ho decided to try his luck on the
Pacific coast. Ho went to San Fran
cisco and adopted a seafaring life. He
joined the crew of n tramp schooner
carrying freight to various ports In
the Pacific ocean. When ho left San
Francisco news cave from hla wife
that slio was so 111 that ho could hard
ly hope to reach her besldo before slio
died. When his vessel passed out : >
the Golden Gate ho thought he would
never see his wlfo again , and the last
Uo that bound him to his North Car
ollna homo was broken. The sh > i
I
was bound on n voyage half waj
around the world. In the China Sei
the vessel was caught In a typhoon anil
wrecked. Only a few of tho" crew
were saved. Fcr two days they float
ed In a little cr 'i boat , until a Rus
sian steamer , L und for a Siberian
port , rescued them. The Russian shi >
put In at Vladlvostock and the ship
wrecked sailors were left there. Fin
ally Cross came to New York and se
cured employment In the transatlan
tic service. Ho had not written to his
North Carolina friends , nor had he
heard from them since ho left San
Francisco twelve years before. A few
w eks ago Cross was seized with a
longing to visit his old home. An
drews , his companion In Texas , had
returned to Charlotte , and Cross wrote
to him , and learned to his astonish
ment that his wife was still alive , but
could not ascertain where she was
then Hying. Cross went to Chariots
at once and tried to find trace of her.
The local newspapers contained ac
count * of Cross' visit there. Mrs.
Crocs had recovered from the illness
that brought her to death's door , Shu
read an aecouni of the loss of the ship
on which h r husband sailed "with allen
on board , " and had mourned him as
dead. In 1892 ahe secured a position
as dressmaker in this city , and has
been living hero ever since , little
dreaming that her husband was sail
ing Into port at frequent intervals. The
Charlotte papers were frequently sent
to her by a friend , and in ono of them
ho read of Cross' return. A little
telegraphing soon settled any doubts
of Identity , and the overjoyed husband
and wlfo arranged for a reunion at
Charlotte , where they had parted nine
teen years before. They w.ere cordial
ly welcomed by many old friends , and
will begin llfo anew In the town where
they grew up as children.
GOT , Koosovelt on SufTniijc.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt , the
newly elected governor of New York ,
IB something of a "rough rider" in
peace as well as in war. He has rid
den roughshod over old prejudices by
recommending woman suffrage In his
Inaugural message to the legislature.
This has stirred up a great commotion
In New York. No governor of that
Btato ever did such a thing before.
Governor iloosevelt , however , has a
precedent and n good one. Our sec
retary of the navy , Hon. John D. Long ,
before being promoted to his present
dignity , was governor of Massachu
setts for several terms , nnd lie always
recommended woman suffrage to the
legislature In his messages. Other
Massachusetts governors who have
recommended it wcro Clnllln , Wash-
burn , Talbot , Ames and Greenhalgo.
Bcotlntid'B Fl f I-nw.
A Royal sturgeon hao been caught In
the OUBO , near Goolot , Scotland. Its
capture has raised an interoatlng ques
tion. As the law now stands nil large
flali such aa whales , sturgeon and for
merly porpoises It canturcd within
the thieo miles limit ol the coast are
royal fish and are claimed by the
coastguard or the customs on bebali
of the crown. In the event of the
sturgeon being a particularly fine
specimen , It IB forwarded to the queen.
The law In Scotland In regard to
Whales la the same as In England , and
In & contested case In the Scottish
courts the law was laid down by Lord
Krskine that "whales
when largo be *
long to the sovereign , when email to
the captor. "
Ai She Exire 6il It.
"Yea , " said the lady from Boston ,
peaking of her favorite lecturer , "he
la one whom the lady would designate
as a biscuit John. " "Beg pardonT"
aid the member of the laity : "Oh , to
b explicit , a oraokarjaok. " Indianap-
Journal.
IT. 0. WOIINAM President. J. A. II Minis Ciuhler *
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A. J. UO11BKT8ON , Vlco-1'rei. W. D. HLACKWBIjL , Ase't CRMiler
Farmers Bank of Ouster County ,
BROKEN BOW , NEB ,
Transacts a General Banking Business. County Claims and
Warrants Bought.
Ja full line of
Drugs , Paints and Wall Paper.
Alflo a Fmo Line of Books , Stationery , Toilet Articles , etc. Store on
oornor of Fifth avenue and Main street , Broken Bow , Neb
S. II. I1URNHAM , President , Lincoln , Neb II. O , ItOOKRS , Oashlcr , nrokcn Don.
J. M. KIMUKRL1NQ , Vico-Prca. , Broken Dow. S. II. HOYT , Aos't Caehlcr
STATE BANK
BROKEN BOW , NEB.
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
UIIlKCTOIls :
8. II. UarnbamJ J M. Klmbcrllng. S. II. Hoyt. II. G. Rogers.
Jnltod Slates Katloml Hank , Omaha. Plionlx National Dank , Now York. First National
JJank , Lincoln , N'ubra-ku.
mmi t iroiCThi tOEnii'if'ii'inii/ipibrJiHiq pik S25SJ3
Lignite. Northern Colorado.
1
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At per Ton , at
Foster & Smith's Lumber Yard ,
Broken ow , Nebraska.
Lignito. Northern Colorado.
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PTFll jqBl cna l loMtyiMtdmCmgHWPjPPTOg. C l
I Once Was Lost , tut Uow I Have
Pound it.
Where ? At my door. At the Eagle Grocery. What in the
world is it , my dear ? It is at the Eagle Grocery , a mam-
mot'a stock ef Groceries , and at the lowest prices you ever
hoard of. The Eagle has been reading the papers and keep
in g posted on what was being offered for sale. They don't
say anything about Terbacker and Candy , and other good
things like that. It ia not pickle dishes you want now , Tt is
Candy. The Eagle has 2,000 pounds of candy for sale cheap.
\ ristmas committees are invited to call and get my prices.
.jmember the place , on the big corner , jnst east of First
Notional Bank.
W. S. SWAN , - - Proprietor.
O
ATOOOTCEMEUT :
I wish to to Frienda and
bay ray Patrons that I am now
located in the New Brick Building , on west side of Square ,
where I will be better prepared to servo them than ever be
fore. F. W. 11AYES ,
Jeweler and Optician.
O O
We carry a
stock of goods
valued ut
Sl.500.OtA ) 00
Wo own nnd occupy the tallest mercantile building In the world. We have
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